| 溜须拍马 |
liū xū pāi mǎ |
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking |
| 溜 |
liū |
to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate |
| 溜 |
liù |
swift current; rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings; neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) |
| 须 |
xū |
must / to have to / to wait |
| 须 |
xū |
beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel |
| 拍 |
pāi |
to pat / to clap / to slap / to swat / to take (a photo) / to shoot (a film) / racket (sports) / beat (music) |
| 拍马 |
pāi mǎ |
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍马屁, to flatter or toady |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |